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Province in Ancash, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Casma Province is one of twenty provinces of the Ancash Region of Peru.
Casma | |
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Sechin complex in the Casma Valley | |
Location of Casma in the Ancash Region | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Capital | Casma |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Alarcón Llana (2019–2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,262.86 km2 (873.70 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 50,989 |
• Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
Website | www.casma.anc.mp.gob.pe |
Casma is divided into four districts, which are:
District | Mayor |
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Buena Vista Alta | Maximo Pedro Vargas Cutamanca |
Casma | Jose Luis Lomparte Monteza |
Comandante Noel | Jose Alejandro Montalvan Macedo |
Yautan | Jose Luis Del Carpio Melgarejo |
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (85.95%) learnt to speak in childhood. 13.82% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
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